柱前衍生高效液相色谱法测定茶叶中茶氨酸及γ-氨基丁酸含量

对茶叶中的茶氨酸和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)建立了柱前衍生方法,并利用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)对衍生物进行了测定。采用邻苯二甲醛(OPA)及N-乙酰-L-半胱氨酸(NAC)为衍生试剂,考察了脯氨酸(Pro)、茶多酚(Tp)及维生素C(Vc)等对衍生体系的影响,并对色谱分离条件进行了优化。结果表明,茶氨酸与GABA衍生物在色谱柱上的保留行为与分离效率主要受流动相pH及缓冲盐浓度的影响;Pro、Tp及Vc对茶氨酸的衍生产率影响较小。而Vc可以提高GABA检测的灵敏度,并能稳定衍生用储备液。GABA与茶氨酸衍生后的方法检出限(LOD)分别为3.01×10~5mmol/L和7.98×10~5mmol/L;定量限(LOQ)分别为9.99×10~5mmol/L和2.658×10~4mmol/L;线性范围分别为0.01～0.4 mmol/L(相关系数为0.996)和0.05～0.8 mmol/L(相关系数为0.995);方法的回收率分别为99.29%～119.60%和93.18%～141.06%(除本身含茶氨酸量高的绿茶中回收率为62.88%外)。这说明经优化的柱前衍生-高效液相色谱体系可用于茶叶中两种特征性氨基酸的测定。

Determination of theanine and gamma-aminobutyric acid in tea by high performance- liquid chromatography with precolumn derivatization

A method of precolumn derivatization-high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the determination of theanine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in tea was established. o-Phthalaldehyde (OPA) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) were chosen as the derivatization reagents. The effects of teapolyphenol (Tp), proline (Pro) and Vitamin C (Vc) on derivatization yields were investigated. The results indicated that Vc not only stabilized the stock solution of OPA, but also enhanced the yield of GABA derivative. However, the yield of theanine derivative was less affected. The HPLC separation system was also optimized. The resolution of the derivatives was improved by adjusting the pH value and phosphate-citric buffer concentration of the mobile phase. The limits of detection (LODs) for GABA and theanine were 3.01 x 10(-5) mmol/L and 7.98 x 10(-5) mmol/L, and the limits of quantification (LOQs) were 9.99 x 10(-5) mmol/L and 2.658 x 10(-4) mmol/L, respectively. The linear ranges of GABA and theanine were 0.01 - 0.4 mmol/L with the correlation coefficient of 0.996 and 0.05 - 0.8 mmol/L with the correlation coefficient of 0.995, respectively. The main recoveries for GABA and theanine in green tea, Oolong tea, and black tea, ranged from 99.29% to 119.60% and from 62.88% to 141.06% respectively. The method with simple procedure and efficient separation was proved to be suitable for the determination of GABA and theanine in tea.